Anne Gibson
Property Editor
Anne Gibson, Property Editor for New Zealand's Herald, has been writing about real estate since 1985 and is a skilled and knowledgeable journalist with deep insights into property as well as other businesses.
After studying politics at Canterbury University, she worked at the Christchurch Star, hired as their first female sub-editor. From there, she moved to Wellington's Evening Post where she covered court, softball, hockey, trade, travel and tourism... interviewing then-Prime Minister Sir Rob Muldoon and doing some Parliament work. National Business Review invited her to found that publication's property section in the heady '80s. Then she moved to Melbourne in the late ‘80s to work for The Australian writing about real estate. After writing books on property and about starting businesses, she joined the New Zealand Herald in February 2000 as property editor. Her roles also include radio work with RNZ, Newstalk ZB, podcasts, writing about iwi and Māori in business as well as retirement villages and many other topics. You can contact Anne at anne.gibson@nzme.co.nz.
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Property Insider: Foodstuffs' $380m expansion with new Pak'nSave sites in the works
The biggest is a new application for a $100m Pak'nSave on reclaimed land in Takapuna.
'Māori are long-term investors' - learning from success and failure working with iwi
Developments with tangata whenua: what spells success - or not?
All rentals must meet five Healthy Homes standards by July 1
Heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture and draught-stopping standards all coming in.
'Past the first hurdle' - Fletcher Living on progress at $500m The Hill
Fletcher bought site in 2021, earthworks now advanced, first four homes nearly finished.
'Largest portfolio' – $600m+ deal for seven NZ hotels to be sold
Hotels in Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown are to be sold.
House prices down in most regions in year to March
Prices either static or falling throughout NZ, only six areas had price rises lately.
Wattle Park developer liquidated: Kiwibank owed $3.6m, Inland Revenue $1.09m
Project completed in January 2022 but developer blames Covid and the downturn for debts.
$135m distributed last year by iwi to members
Distributions paid have increased by around 35% in the last five years: Phil Barry, TDB.
Asset values up only $100m since 2022: New report on 10 biggest iwi
Most iwi had positive financial returns in 2024, an improvement on 2023: latest report
Whakaari White Island tour company owes $8.5m, liquidators say
Just $53,000 in assets as liquidators work to sell what they can.
National, local companies are creditors of Rotorua housing project
The financier wants $28.2m; unsecured creditors are listed as being owed another $167,000.
Florida funder loaned $28.2m to Rotorua housing project
Liquidator expects no loss to customers.
Receivers, liquidator in charge of Rotorua's Mountview Green final stages
Receiver says 22 homes completed, not settled; 20 more in various stages of construction.
Singaporeans pay $40m for 24.9% of five-village retirement chain
'This is a capital-intensive business. We really want to expand' – chairman Bill McDonald.
McMillionaires: The McDonald's franchisee power list
Seven entities own more than 20 of the 180 outlets. We name them.
NZ’s biggest house-builder G.J. Gardner planning 30% franchise growth
'If you’re in a really tough game, go on the attack.'
Explained: Why would Kmart expand in this tough retail environment?
Boss from across the Tasman explains the reasoning behind Kmart's expansion here.
Crushing 4% rental yield gap largest in 15 years – but many investors undeterred
'Rents are nowhere near enough to cover the mortgage for a typical debt-backed purchase.'
NZ projects short-listed for World Architecture awards
Stadium, university, retail, home, spa, bach, marae, office buildings are all on the list.
Receivers issue latest update on Ruapehu Alpine Lifts
Buyer must strike a deal with the Crown to agree to continue to operate giant skifield.
White Island Tours declares insolvency, liquidators appointed
Company struggled to raise money to pay a fine after eruption tragedy.
'Accessible by boat or helicopter': Richwhite bach on Lake Taupō for sale
'Charming fisherman's cottage with three bedrooms, one bathroom' — and adjoining boatshed.
Sister has brother evicted from Taupō home to enable sale
Sibling had taken out an ANZ mortgage over the parents' home to invest in a business.
McMillionaires: The McDonald's franchisee power list
Seven entities own more than 20 of the 180 outlets. We name them.
What happens next at Whakapapa, Tūroa skifields: First liquidators' report out
Liquidators will keep trading through the 2023 winter ski season.
‘Intention to open’ Mt Ruapehu’s ski fields this season as $81.6m debt revealed
Negotiations with potential buyers are ongoing: administrators.
Why one of NZ's top 10 house builders is laying off staff
'Other group house builders have laid off significantly more staff than we have.' - Burney
McMillionaires: The McDonald's franchisee power list
Seven entities own more than 20 of the 180 outlets. We name them.
Auckland house prices down $235,000 annually
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
House values drop below $1 million average: What's going on in your area?
One area bucked the trend: up 40 per cent last year, down only 3.4 per cent now.
What's being done to solve the Gib crisis?
The three-pronged attack aimed at solving the drastic Gib plasterboard shortage.
Obituary: Former Herald journalist Jim Eagles dies
Eagles had a long and distinguished career in journalism.
MIQ squeeze: Why are 18,500 hotel rooms going unused?
MBIE investigating new Rotorua and Christchurch options to expand MIQ
Batts, GIB board, ColourCote back in production as Fletcher factories re-open
Winstone Wallboards, Tasman Insulation and Pacific CoilCoaters staff about to return.
From shelf-stacker to buying giant Auckland supermarket
'I left school at 16 and didn't know what I was going to do.'
Huka Lodge, favoured by Royals and Hollywood elite, sold
One of the most high-end places to stay in this country: sold.
Who might buy New World Victoria Park: four stores changing hands
Biggest revenue-earning supermarket sale to trigger four other deals
Know your rights: What landlords must read about new tenancy laws
Owners of nearly 600,000 rental properties need to know impact of looming law changes.
NZ's top-paid CEO under quarantine in Rotorua
The Fletcher boss is currently confined to a hotel room overlooking
Fletcher to lay off 1500 staff, predicts 30 per cent drop in building consents
No details yet about which divisions the 1000 staff work in.
Michael Hill to close three stores in NZ
Further store closures are likely across all markets.
Shotover Jet, top attractions to close as Ngāi Tahu Tourism cuts 300+ jobs
Christchurch-headquartered powerhouse Ngāi Tahu Tourism not immune to Covid-19.
Retirement village residents in coronavirus lockdown, visitors asked to stay away
"We have seen the impact on older people overseas" - Ryman's David King.
NZ golf courses feature on world's top 100 list
Fourth biennial ranking of the world's top courses features six in New Zealand
White Island eruption: ex-mayor wants tours to continue
"It has major ramifications if they're shut." Ex-Whakatāne mayor Tony Bonne
White Island eruption: legal experts examine possible culpability
Post-tragedy, what legal options exist for families and victims who survive?
White Island eruption: Where to now for Ngāti Awa tours?
Viability of future tours to White Island must be in question.
How Auckland family came to own White Island
A brief history of the ownership of White Island.
The business of White Island: 17,500 visitors each year
White Island Tours operated twice a day - morning and afternoon visits.
Vandal-hit Rotorua landlord decries law change proposal
Landlord says they will have less control with no-cause tenancy termination change.
Flat-pack solution: A two-bedroom house for $69,000
Bunnings has spent two years preparing to launch the product.
Revealed: NZ's 50 fastest rising house value areas
Once Were Warriors-inspiration suburb has NZ's biggest house value rise.
Foreign investors snap up $2.1b of NZ assets in five months
The figure for the first five months of 2018 is down substantially from last year.
Budget 2018: KiwiBuild outlook disappoints
Treasure forecasts KiwiBuild progress to halve.
Foodstuffs proposes closure of Rotorua centre, 51 jobs on the line
Foodstuffs' new HQ comes at cost of Rotorua centre.
Phil Twyford reveals $2b KiwiBuild housing scheme
Housing Minister Phil Twyford reveals details of $2b KiwiBuild scheme.
House sales collapse: Calls for lending squeeze to end
House sales volumes have collapsed by a quarter in the past year.
Leaky school dispute tips builder into liquidation
A dispute between a Tauranga builder and the Ministry of Education over school weathertightness issues tipped the builder into liquidation, an official report says.